Chuck Pagano: We’ll consider Richie Incognito and anyone else that can help us win

Posted by Josh Alper on August 26, 2014, 4:02 PM EST

AP

The Buccaneers were the first team to meet with guard Richie Incognito this offseason, but his chances of landing a job in Tampa likely dimmed on Tuesday when the team traded for Logan Mankins.

That might not be his only possible landing spot, though. Colts coach Chuck Pagano said that the team would be looking at several players this week as teams make their way toward their initial 53-man rosters and that no one in Indianapolis was dismissing the idea of adding Incognito because of his history.

“Anybody that comes available, we’ll discuss. We will not, based on anything, say yea or nay based on history, this, that or the other,” Pagano said, via Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star. “If it makes sense, if it’s going to help us win and it’s the best thing for this team and this organization moving forward, it doesn’t matter whether it’s Richie or anybody else. We’ll do what’s right for this organization and what’s best for this team and what gives us the best chance to win.”

The Colts lost guard Donald Thomas for the season with a quad injury and they’ve seen their interior depth stretched even further by injuries to center Khaled Holmes and rookie guard Jack Mewhort.

Spoken like a coach desperate for anything to help them not get BLOWN OUT by a flawed Patriots team.

Reminder: all NFL teams are hypocrites when it comes to so-called higher values. They will employ ANYONE who helps them win and cut anyone who doesn’t.

Fans of all 32 teams should come to this reality sooner than later and save us all a lot of laughable preaching in the comments.

pftjunkie says:Aug 26, 2014 4:20 PM

I didn’t hear the question that Pagano was responding to, but from the article above, it seems like Pagano was going out of his way to make sure that it didn’t appear that the Colts would discriminate against Incognito or other players with a history of discipline issues… If the Colts decided to pick up Incognito, I am certain that he wouldn’t be there long if he didn’t conform to their standards and to their way of doing things and their way of conducting themselves….

Damn straight we’ll consider him! Once he gets in shape and keeps Luck upright and pulls to open the edge a few times, he will be a model citizen and benefit from the second chance and Hoosier Hospitality he is shown!